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• n  a person who jumps
  as the jumper neared the ground he lost control
  the jumper's parachute opened
• n  an athlete who competes at jumping
  he is one hell of a jumper
• n  a crocheted or knitted garment covering the upper part of the body
• n  a coverall worn by children
• n  a small connector used to make temporary electrical connections
• n  a loose jacket or blouse worn by workmen
• n  a sleeveless dress resembling an apron; worn over other clothing
• n  (basketball) a player releases the basketball at the high point of a jump

• With fewer fewer owners racing jumpers (and purses consequently decreased), steeplechasing became the monopoly of a few rich stables.
• What do you do if your car battery goes kaput in a storm, and you don't have jumper cables or roadside assistance? With Black Decker's Simple Start you can get rolling again .
• The 20 jumpers who took off last week from Ortner Field in north-central Ohio had each taken the plunge more than 100 times, and they were awaiting yet another rhapsodic game with .

• sweater
• pinafore
• pinny
• jump shot

News & Articles

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• Video: Camp Cal comes to Boyle County High School
  Former Olympian Walter Davis, right, enjoyed ¿giving back¿ to youngsters at the Maximum Velocity Track & Field Academy at Centre College last week. ¿This was a great camp, one I really enjoyed,¿ said Davis, a former long and triple jumper. ¿I wish more kids could come to something like this.¿
  June 16, 2013 - The Danville Advocate-Messenger
• Big Meadows Fire in Rocky Mountain National Park problematic due to dead trees
  Sky-jumper firefighters are taking a cautious approach Wednesday to the 600-acre Big Meadows fire in Rocky Mountain National Park.
  June 13, 2013 - Loveland Reporter-Herald
• U.S. meet next for Texas A&M-Kingsville jumper
  Javs' jumper also won Division II indoor and outdoor high jump titles
  June 12, 2013 - Corpus Christi Caller-Times

Quotes

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• Alvin Gentry in Los Angeles Times
  Kobe kind of controlled the whole game,Suns Coach Alvin Gentry said. "When he's making his jumper like that, there's not a whole lot you can do about it."
• Devin Harris in New York Times
  I was just in attack mode,Harris said. "That's the key to my pull-up jumper. Before in my career, I wasn't able to hit it with any consistency."
• Hedo Turkoglu in Seattle Post Intelligencer
  I didn't really want to settle for a jumper,Turkoglu said of his game winner. "I just tried to go to the hole and take a foul but they had good defense and forced me to take a tough shot."